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Work & commute in Templeton · A commuter town

100% of Templeton’s working residents leave town for work

Most working residents leave Templeton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (8%), Madison (8%) and East Franklin (8%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Work in town
0%
0 of 106 working residents
Typical commute
24 mi
half travel less, straight-line
Time each way
36 min
More than PA (26 min)
Work from home
19%
More than PA (16%)
Jobs based here
17
A commuter town

What kind of work town is Templeton?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The commute map

8% of working residents work in Pittsburgh

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

New Bethlehem: 2 residents work here (2%)Chicora: 2 residents work here (2%)Kittanning: 4 residents work here (4%)Parker: 3 residents work here (3%)FreeportLower Burrell: 2 residents work here (2%)MurrysvillePittsburgh: 9 residents work here (8%)Butler: 4 residents work here (4%)BoggsPennCenterWashingtonWest FranklinPaint: 4 residents work here (4%)Madison: 8 residents work here (8%)PineRayburnEast Franklin: 8 residents work here (8%)TempletonPittsburghMadisonEast FranklinKittanningButlerPaintTempleton
1
Pittsburgh42.7 mi away
8%9
2
Madison2.9 mi away
8%8
3
East Franklin6.3 mi away
8%8
4
Kittanning6.9 mi away
4%4
5
Butler24.7 mi away
4%4
6
Paint22.5 mi away
4%4
7
Parker16.7 mi away
3%3
8
New Bethlehem9.3 mi away
2%2
9
Chicora14.7 mi away
2%2
10
Lower Burrell26.8 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
57%60
The top trips

Where Templeton clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

Time on the road

About 36 minutes each way, longer than most of Pennsylvania

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

A year of commuting
279 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Templeton36 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
19%

of Templeton workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
Day and night

Templeton quiets down on a workday

On a workday 106 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.

106live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
17work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night210
Workday120
210live here− 110head out to work+ 17come in to work= 120on a workday

About 120 people are in Templeton on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.16jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.16 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

How far

Half of Templeton commutes less than 24 miles

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

10 mi25 mi50 miPittsburgh: 8% · 42.7 miMadison: 8% · 2.9 miEast Franklin: 8% · 6.3 miKittanning: 4% · 6.9 miButler: 4% · 24.7 miPaint: 4% · 22.5 miParker: 3% · 16.7 miNew Bethlehem: 2% · 9.3 miChicora: 2% · 14.7 miLower Burrell: 2% · 26.8 miPittsburgh 8%Madison 8%East Franklin 8%Kittanning 4%Butler 4%Templeton
TempletonTop destinations (size = commuters)
23%Under 10 mi24 residents
28%10–24 mi30 residents
35%25–50 mi37 residents
14%Over 50 mi15 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

The jobs

Templeton makes things: 53% of its jobs are in goods

17 jobs are based in Templeton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Templeton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in TempletonJobs Templeton residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms53%25%
Trade, transport & utilities0%29%
Services: health, schools, offices47%45%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less24%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month59%30%
Over $3,333 a month18%55%

Who does it

29 or younger18%26%
30 to 5453%49%
55 and older29%25%
+750%

Jobs based in Templeton, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 17. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.

Next door

Templeton and the towns next door

Darker towns draw more of Templeton’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Pine33 min
Washington34 min
Templeton36 min
How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Every worker, home to work. The Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.
  • Where the employer says. A job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.
  • Two surveys. Flows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: the Census American Community Survey.
  • Straight lines. Distances are as the crow flies between home and work. Roads, rivers and traffic make the real trip longer.
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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.

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